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                                                                                                                                                        • Forms for general tenancies
                                                                                                                                                          • Entry condition report Form 1a and 1b
                                                                                                                                                            • Bond lodgement Form 2
                                                                                                                                                              • Transfer of bond Form 3
                                                                                                                                                                • Refund of rental bond Form 4
                                                                                                                                                                  • Change of lessor or lessors agent Form 5
                                                                                                                                                                  • Change of shared bond arrangement Form 6
                                                                                                                                                                    • Part payment of rental bond Form 7
                                                                                                                                                                      • Lessors agent signature record Form 8
                                                                                                                                                                        • Entry notice Form 9
                                                                                                                                                                          • Notice of lessors intention to sell premises Form 10
                                                                                                                                                                            • Notice to remedy breach Form 11
                                                                                                                                                                              • Notice to leave Form 12
                                                                                                                                                                                • Notice of intention to leave Form 13
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Exit condition report Form 14a and 14b
                                                                                                                                                                                    • Abandonment termination notice Form 15
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Dispute resolution request Form 16
                                                                                                                                                                                        • Renting in Queensland booklet Form 17a
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Renting a caravan or moveable dwelling in Queensland Form 17b
                                                                                                                                                                                            • General tenancy agreement Form 18a
                                                                                                                                                                                              • Moveable dwelling tenancy agreement Form 18b
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Notice to vacate from mortgagee to tenant Form 19
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Direct deposit nomination form
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Rental bond direct credit and email notification statement of agreement
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Forms for rooming accommodation
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Condition report Form R1
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bond lodgement Rooming accommodation Form R2
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Transfer of bond Form R3
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Refund of rental bond Form R4
                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Change of service provider manager Form R5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Change of shared bond arrangement Form R6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Part payment of rental bond Form R7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Service providers managers signature record Form R8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Entry notice Form R9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Notice to remedy breach Form R11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Notice to leave Form R12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Resident leaving Form R13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Dispute resolution request Form R16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Renting rooming accommodation in Queensland booklet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Rooming accommodation agreement Form R18
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Notice to vacate from mortgagee to resident Form R19
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • General tenancy fact sheets
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Domestic violence information for tenants fact sheet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ending a tenancy agreement fact sheet
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • General tenancy agreements fact sheet
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Guide to conciliation conferences fact sheet
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Handling tenancy disputes in the Tribunal fact sheet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Natural disasters fact sheet
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Rent payments and holding deposits fact sheet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Rental premises - use, condition and repairs fact sheet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Renting in Queensland fact sheet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Share homes, cotenancies and subletting fact sheet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Smoke alarms fact sheet
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Water charging fact sheet
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Moveable dwelling fact sheets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Allowing time when serving notices moveable dwellings fact sheet
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Open House - lessor and agents newsletter
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • April - May 2012
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Ignored repairs lead to tenancy disputes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fine for failure to lodge bonds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Pet problems
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Who's responsible? Releasing undisputed bond money
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • February - March 2012
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Rents rise again in mining areas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • New laws for neighbourhood tree and fence disputes
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • December 2011 - January 2012
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • New laws for blinds and curtains
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Simple steps to stop balcony falls
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • October - November 2011
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Prepare for storm season
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rents rise again in Gladstone
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Death during a tenancy
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